Chapter 150 Finals (Part 4)
The golden and purple light mixed together and then exploded outwards.
A strange light reflected on the metal-glass portholes in front of the two starships, blocking everyone's vision.
The energy waves on the light screen were in chaos, and the comment section temporarily stopped refreshing.
In a universe filled with light, the pilot Qiehua's heartbeat nearly stopped for a beat.
Of course, the person who knows her own mental strength best is herself.
Zeroing reduces the enemy's mental power to "zero point." The determination of zero point during the first energy collision depends on the energy difference between your own and the enemy's mental cannons.
When the difference approaches zero, or the energy of one's own artillery fire is higher than that of the enemy's artillery fire, the activity of the enemy's energy particles will be interfered with and reduced, the energy will approach zero infinitely, the particle activity will disappear, and the artillery fire will be annihilated.
If you fire at the same ripple of mental power a second time, the zero point of the zero mental power's nature will move upwards.
It was as if the opponent's mental particles sensed the special interference fluctuations of his own mental power, thus developing resistance.
Qiehua likes to clash with other people's artillery fire, and then at the moment of zeroing, let its own artillery fire penetrate the muzzle of the opponent's starship and shoot down the opponent's steel behemoth.
She never fired a second shot.
Because if the first shot, which has a great advantage, cannot disperse the enemy's artillery fire, cannot break through the enemy's energy beam and sink the enemy's starship... then firing the second, third, and fourth shots will all be in vain.
Qiehua's mental power level was S, and her mental strength was even higher, approaching the peak of 2S. Even when facing the Killer, she did not feel that her Zeroing would lose its effectiveness.
What if it is 3S?
Sometimes, lying in bed at night, Qiehua's mind would wander before falling asleep.
Humans no longer have observers with a 3S mental power level, so she has no way of knowing how much stronger a 3S mental power is than a 2S one, nor how much of a weakening effect her full-strength attack would have on the opponent.
If 3S's mental strength is twice as strong as his own, then the opponent's mental cannon will be reduced by half, and then they will be evenly matched when their mental cannons collide.
At this point, you can't rely on the zeroing trait to shoot down the enemy. Instead, you need to change your attack angle, ideally finding another opportunity before the enemy reacts and wonders why your firepower has weakened. Use the extremely high-energy secondary gun barrels to penetrate the enemy starship's hull...
She had actually anticipated this countless times on countless nights.
A few months ago, she had a rare opportunity to experience it.
In the qualifying match against the Killer, the Killer's driver, White Elephant, once used his violent attack mental power to temporarily increase the strength of his mental power.
Later, when watching the replay, she saw the indicators given by the energy monitor of the Star Navigation Competition and believed that the mental strength of the White Elephant had reached the 3S level standard at that time.
Qiehua was a little disappointed about this, but also relieved.
Because just as she imagined, the 3S level mental power is very strong, but not so strong that it will make her zeroing ineffective.
That's all.
Qiehua thought to herself. This impression has continued from then until now, until today, until this very moment...
Qiehua finally understood that the true strength of 3S-level mental power... is not that simple.
The strength is completely different from the threshold that the white elephant just touched.
Mu Boxing unleashed a truly terrifying 3S energy cannon intensity.
Or maybe it's not an explosion, but a real promotion.
And Mu Boxing's energy is more than doubled compared to the White Elephant's attack...
If the White Elephant's attack was like a strongman's fist made of his skeletal bones, then Mu Boxing's attack was like the strongman wearing a heavy metal exoskeleton with a powerful jet drive.
It used to be that one punch could break a brick, but now it can knock down a wall... or even a building.
The difference in mental strength is too huge.
It was so great that the reduction she made to the opponent's mental cannon seemed to be better than nothing.
In the face of such a terrifying difference in strength, Wucaibianlan actually used the hidden gun barrels on the bridge to ensure that everything was safe.
When her deep purple mental cannon collided with the twin cannons under the opposing starship, the diamond-shaped gun barrels on the outer ring of the towering bridge flashed a dazzling light.
The hollow light that radiated outwards was like a window pane tailor-made for them, rushing through the black universe that was illuminated by the scattered energy as if it were daytime, framing them within it...
A scorching wind brought by the dark golden mental power rose from the ground in her mental vision. Qiehua realized that the energy released by this hidden gun barrel was even higher than the double gun barrels under the colorful starship.
It was so high that it seemed to melt their starship in an instant.
In just a moment, Qiehua discovered that he and his observers had made serious mistakes in the battle that had just lasted for more than ten minutes.
How could he not notice the real main gun barrel on the other side's bridge?
Even though the other party used a silver-white shell to conceal its presence, when the other party was charging energy, the distance between the two starships was so close that they did not notice the abnormal energy fluctuations around the other starship...
Because the situation was so tense, their attention was focused on shaking off the colorful pursuit.
Also because she used the secondary guns to conduct a comprehensive fire blockade, the energy around the starship became too chaotic, which in turn obscured the energy detection of her own observers.
Qiehua even felt that the mental cannon that LUCE had been chasing after at the beginning was also a prelude to the unexpected attack launched by Wucaibianlan.
Did they fall into the trap from the beginning? Or were LUCE and Mu Boxing's adaptability really that strong, making ingenious choices at every step that ordinary people could not imagine?
In the final moments as the purple starship she piloted was annihilated and dissolved by the dark golden artillery fire, a multitude of thoughts flashed through her mind. Then, everyone in the Eggplant Team felt a violent tremor.
"Bang!——"
The starship's hull was engulfed in the artillery fire, and the rescue capsule sensors installed in the starship's cockpit detected the danger and immediately activated. Soft metal rescue capsules ejected from beneath each pilot's seat, enveloping the members of the Eggplant Flower Team one by one, and powerfully resonated across the universe.
The dark gray, specialized rescue capsules had been tested before the competition, capable of surviving for over five minutes amidst the energy flux of a full-strength attack from all participating starships. They passed through a dark golden ball of light and fell into space. The Star Navigation Competition's off-site support team immediately located themselves, a step ahead of the repair starships behind them, and quickly sailed to the Qiehua team's crash site to retrieve the rescue capsules.
All the audience in front of the screen finally let out the last breath they had been holding.
"Colorful, plus ten points!—" the rabbit-eared youth shouted. He quickly glanced at the timer on his screen and exclaimed in disbelief, "Eleven minutes and thirty seconds. Colorful took only eleven minutes and thirty seconds to defeat the Eggplant Team, recognized as the most formidable!"
"Amazing! That's the eggplant flower that fought with the killer for three hours!——"
"Let's quickly replay the colorful muzzle values of LUCE and Mu Boxing as they fired their cannons. I'll bet my rabbit ears! Whether it's LUCE or Mu Boxing, their mental power levels... and the levels of their various mental power traits, must have increased significantly compared to the last star field game!"
"Luce and Mu Boxing!" Rabbit commentator emphasized, "They both have it! In the previous battle, whether it was Luce's light shield or Mu Boxing's finishing blow, they didn't seem nervous at all, but rather relaxed."
"These operations that amazed us so much, they were able to do them with ease!"
"Of course, if we recall their experiences during the off-season now, their progress won't be so surprising," Rabbit said with emotion. "After all, battling high-level Black Tide creatures, being trapped in the Black Tide... these life-or-death experiences will undoubtedly drive their growth!"
"So, has the Star Navigation Competition reinvestigated their identities?" xkk, who had been too engrossed in watching the competition, appeared at the right moment. "They were able to defeat the Black Tide creatures and made outstanding contributions to the Star Line operations. Do they really meet the Star Navigation Competition's entry standards?"
At this moment, the person in charge of the organizing committee of the Star Navigation Competition looked at the light screen in front of him with a pale face.
Although xkk has been finding fault with the colorful brand here and there, criticizing LUCE and Mu Baixing, and is obviously a troublemaker, his doubts in this regard are indeed not groundless.
In recent months, the Star Navigation Competition organizing committee has received several emails requesting a re-investigation of LUCE and Mu Boxing's eligibility to participate. While the number is small, since someone has legitimately requested an investigation, they won't ignore it.
The investigation into LUCE's identity is actually very simple.
After the incident at the Ming family banquet, due to the urgency of the situation, the Central Star Region Police Department took the lead in matching LUCE's mental ripples and various biological characteristics through online inquiries, confirming that LUCE was Ming Yu himself.
Mingyu's past experience is very simple.
He went to school normally, took the college entrance exam, and entered a comprehensive university. This young man didn't even have access to the Starship industry. Although the police discovered that Ming Yu had secretly applied for the junior starship designer exam without the Ming family's knowledge...
But he was just a junior starship designer, and Mingyu only learned theory and had no time to practice.
The Star Navigation Competition is the starting point of Mingyu Star Navigation.
When the competition's general manager saw this report, he felt mixed emotions.
Even now, the online community still views Mingyu as a "pretty loser." While this evaluation is less malicious than before and more tinged with pity, regret, and sympathy, the essence remains unchanged.
They believed that Mingyu's life was limited to this and he could only be an ordinary non-awakened human.
Being ordinary isn't a disadvantage. But...
But he is actually LUCE!!!
It is the genius designer LUCE, who possesses S-level, or now it seems to be 2S-level, mental power, and also possesses an extremely rare devouring ability.
It's LUCE, who acts as an observer and has much higher combat effectiveness than many pilots!
Who are you sympathizing with? Who are you pitying? Who are you looking down upon?
Every time the general manager saw the comments about Mingyu on Starnet, he would take a deep breath and then shake his head mysteriously.
Mingyu is a true genius. His starting point as a star navigator is so brilliant, and he will definitely be a highlight in the history of star navigation in the future.
But at the same time, the person in charge still felt it was a pity.
If Ming Zhuofeng had not been killed by Ming Zhilang, if Ming Yu had grown up in a normal, loving family, he might have been more brilliant and outstanding. He wouldn't have had to endure the slander and contempt he had endured since childhood.
The general manager confirmed LUCE's eligibility to participate with mixed feelings, and then turned to Mu Baixing.
This one is much more difficult to deal with.
A pilot from the Free Star Domain, he had lost his memory and a blank record. He had only been with the Free Star Domain Exploration Team for a short year and a half, so he did meet the requirements. However, there was no evidence to prove his past experience.
After the star field competition ended, Mu Boxing applied to enter the central star field. The central star field then scanned his mental ripples and biological information, but found no similar records in the database, so he was judged to be entering the central star field for the first time.
Such a result will not help the competition verify Mu Boxing's identity.
After a few days of headache, the person in charge of the competition simply sent a request to the southeast and southwest star regions, hoping that they would also search according to Mu Baixing's information to see if they could find records similar to Mu Baixing's biological information.
If you really can’t find this person, you can find his relatives!
But the general manager of the competition also gained nothing.
Without evidence, it should not be considered that Wucai Biancai participated in the competition in violation of regulations.
The general person in charge of the competition received the final investigation results last night and should have released an announcement of the investigation results before the competition this morning, but he suddenly received a communication early in the morning.
Communication from the Secretariat of the Star Region Council, the supreme leader of the Central Star Region.
"Hello, Chief Executive. In response to your investigation request and Mu Boxing's personal authorization, the Central Star Region would like to update you with the latest identity information regarding Mr. Mu Boxing."
"Mu Baixing, official name of the Northern Star Region, Lando Celtic."
"Seventy years ago, he served in the Northern Star Region military under the name 'Mu Baixing' for two years before retiring due to 'death in battle'. We do not have the necessary authority to provide the specific reasons."
"He later took over as King of the Northern Star Region and separated from the military. Although he held emergency command of the Northern Star Region Royal Fleet and the Northern Star Region Military, he never activated any emergency plans during his three-year reign, nor did he participate in any interstellar navigation activities or plan detailed routes for them."
"Fifty years ago, the War of the Dawn broke out and emergency command was activated. The Celtic King personally fought in the battle, which lasted for eleven months. He was 'killed in battle.'"
"Two years ago, the Celtic King's life capsule was discovered in the Free Travel Area. After being rescued, he participated in interstellar activities with the Free Travel Area Exploration Team for one year and eleven months."
"In summary, His Majesty Celtic has participated in Star Navigation for less than five years and is eligible to participate in the Star Navigation Competition."
Chief Person: “…”
The general manager's eyes widened as he read this paragraph over and over again for more than ten times. He pinched his arms and face to make sure that he was not dazzled or dreaming.
For the next few hours, he was in a state of panic and had not yet figured out how to write the announcement of his investigation results until the game started.
The Celtic King who participated in the Battle of Dawn and was able to repel the black tide with one shot, actually has the qualifications to participate in the Star Navigation Competition.
The general manager, holding an electronic pen, remained speechless for a long time. However, after watching the game for a long time, looking at the colorful energy values of each gun barrel, he realized something.
The main gun muzzle operated by Mu Boxing had indeed reached an energy level unimaginable to ordinary people after Yu Qiehua's attack. Without a doubt, it was a 3S-level mental strength that would make everyone drop their jaws.
But if it is the Celtic King, the strength of his mental strength when he gives his all must be more than that.
Mu Baixing held back.
There was no doubt that he had installed an energy inhibitor on the gun barrel or the mechanical heart of the starship.
The general manager couldn't tell how much the suppressor reduced Mu Boxing's attack effectiveness, but he repeatedly looked over Mu Boxing's last shot and previous records, and confirmed that the energy value of His Majesty's last shot was probably comparable to the energy value when he ignited the star map and melted the Lieyang battleship in the preliminaries.
It's something that will leave the audience stunned, but not so outrageous as to be inhuman.
Very good, the general manager thought to himself, at least this shows that His Majesty Celtic still has some idea in mind.
Although this was only an attack caused by Mu Baixing alone, and if he were to use mental resonance with LUCE, the value would be greatly increased...
The person in charge wiped his face and put down the electronic pen.
He thought, "Why not wait until after the game and talk to Mu Boxing before issuing a statement?"
How should I explain Mu Boxing's eligibility to participate in the competition? How should I reveal the identity of the Celtic King...
The Star Navigation Competition Organizing Committee cannot make this matter public without informing Mu Baixing!
After all, he was once the supreme ruler of the North Star Region.
He is also a hero in Dawn of War.
The explanations released by the Star Navigation Competition cannot be written carelessly to cause misunderstanding.
The person in charge thought so and quickly convinced himself, then he started to watch the game with peace of mind.
The colorful silver starship is sailing quickly towards the energy river not far away.
They passed the rescue starship and large repair starship on the side, and cut vertically into the bend of the cosmic energy river, where they found a "floating bridge" built by three stars.
"The colorful team never rests!" Rabbit Commentator closely followed their perspective and announced to the audience, "Even after defeating Eggplant Flower, they didn't trigger the random faction switch and are still on the Blue team!"
"The colorful ones are sailing fast! They are going to cross the river directly now!——"
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